Garment pocket



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D. TRAXLER GARMENT POCKET Filed Sept. 25, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'gn/imitan ma 770016K o'. TRAxLER GARHENT POCKET Filed sept. 25'. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 STATES rarer DAVID TRAXLER, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GARMENT POCKET.

Application filed September 25, 1922.

To all '2o/0m 'it may concern.'

,lle it known that l, llivin TRAXLER, a citizen oit the lllnited States, residing at Detroit, county of li' ync, State ot Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful linproveinent .in Garment Pockets, and declzn'e the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, which torni a part of this specification.

My invention relates to garment pockets and the method oi' making` the same, and an object ot' my improvements is to provide an improved pocket containingh compartments or smaller pockets therein in which articles may be placed without danger oit their being lost or surregtitionsly removed. 'While the pocket is adapted 'to any garment, l have shown it applied to a pair or trousers.

ln the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a front elevation oi" a garment with pockets embodying my invention attach ,d thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the pocket with the outer iiap or l'old turned back to more clearly illustrate the construction.

Fig. 3 'is a section, in the plane indicated by the line lll-lll o' Fig. 2, ot the completed pocket.

Fig'. -t is a plan view oit the blank from which the pocket is constructed.

Fig. is a section on the line *Vl-lf ot Fig. 2.

(l, a are the two legs and a2 is the waist band olf a pair of trousers. a3 a3 indicate the entrances to 'the pockets. The various subpoekets are indicated outline by broken lines.

Fig. l represents the blank having the three flaps Z), c and d. t) and al join each other at their larger ends and l is adapted to be folded over upon b on the line bd, and c is adapted to be folded on the line bc over the flap d. C2 is a projecting` portion extending from the larger end of the flap c which is adapted to be turned over the folded flaps l) and (l at the line bd when the flap c is folded over on the inst-mentioned flap, thus forming a reinforcement on the bottom of the pocket.

d* is an opening or slit formed in the flap d at the position indicated so that it shall form the entrance to a sub-pocket as hereinafter described.

Serial No. 590,285.

The pocket is constructed as follows The flap d is bent backward and creased along the line iGdG (Fig. 4l) and is bent outward along the line d5, thus forming the liap ([5656 Figs. 2 and which extends over the pocket entrance di. The flap Z is now bent upward to'lie aga-inst the surface ot' the flap I), as indicated in Fig. 2, the narrower end ZS of the flap d being brought somewhat below the narrower end of the flap b because or lthe format-ion or the pocket liap d d as above described. The tiap d has a slit d3 in its edge and is turned over along the line CM2 to orm a reinforcement r for the edge, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4.. A. line of stitches is now taken at Gde (Fig. 2) and another line of stitches f* extending upward and curving 'to the right, as indicated in Fig. 2. g2 indicates a line ol stitches extending vertically upward from the top oit the line f4'. alg indicates a line of vertical stitches along" the right hand edge and upper parts of the overturned flap d and fg a horizontal line of stitches joining;l the lower ends of the line g2 and tlg.

f3 is a button or clasp.

A line of stitches e2 extends vertically along` the lower portions ot the flaps "o and Z joining the same together and from 'the lower end or" the line of stitches c2 extends the horizontal transverse line of stitches e which curves to the lett and upward in a line of stitches et. A. slanting line or stitches is then taken, as shown in Fig. 2, and an almost parallel line bending inward from the right is taken indicated at in Fie' By this arrangement the following auxiliary or supplementary pockets are formed.

lhe pocket e having an entrance Zt and the flap afd covering the opening thereto, which Hap may be 'fastened by a button or clasp al?. The line oi'I stitches e5 forms a supplementary pocket at the left of the pocket e, as shown in Fig. 2.

The pocket f has its entrance at f2 and is provided with the slanting line oi stitches ,t5 to form a supplementary pocket at its lower and right hand corner, as shown in Fig'. 2.

Above the pocket f is the watch, or fob, pocket g.

rlhe flap c is now turned over upon the flap l and is secured preferably by the line ot stitches e2, e3 and et, which latter extends np to the point j and by the line or stitches Z? extending part way across its upper end` thus leaving along the lett hand edge toward the upper' part thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, an opening that when secured to the garment registers with the opening a and forms the entrance to the pocket formed by the ap c covering the iiaps l) and d and secured as above described. Of course, access is had to the fob pocket g through the unst-itched portion of the main pocket between the seams 7c, 7c at the upper end of the flap b, Z and c. The pocket g may extend to the upper edge of the waist band or may be located as shown with access thereto irom the upper edge oi the band or through the tlap c and material of the garment.

By this construction it will be seen that a readily accessible fobk pocket g is provided and that a pocket f is also provided having its opening at the inner portion of the main pocket so that an article placed in the pocket f cannot be gotten at Without attracting the attention of the wearer ot' the garment. The line of stitches forms a supplementary pocket at the front of the pocket so that an article placed in the pocket f cannot fall out when the wearer leans forward as it will be caught in the supplementary pocket or receptacle formed by the line ,ot stitches Similarly an auxiliary pocket or receptacle is formed by the line ot stitches e5 in which an article placed in the pocket c will be caught and retained even ii the pocket is reversed in position.

The turning of the auxiliary flap c2 over the edge 72d forms a reinforced lower portion of the pocket and vterms a strong securing means `tor the flap c and flaps b and d. This edge forming the bottom of the pocket is strengthened also by the integral textile material at the fold 7N? and also by the line of stitches e3.

What I claim is:

l. A multiple pocket structure consisting of three complementary portions overlying each other, the inner and middle portions integrally connected at the bottom of the pocket and stitched to each other at other .points so as to form a plurality ot pocket compartments, and the third outside portion integral with the inside portion on one vertical edge of the pocket and stitched to the other port-ions on the remaining edges, thereby forming a' large pocket compartment substantially the size of one of the complementary portions.

2. A multiple pocket structure consisting of three complementary portions overlying each other, the inner and middle portions integrally connected at the bottom of the pocket and stitched together on the edgesat other points and transversely to form a bottom pocket compartment and a top pocket compartment having an entrance at the side, said inner portion provided With a slit in proximity said transverse stitching whereby an opening is afforded into the bottom pocket compartment, and the third outside portion integrally connected with the inner portion on one side and stitched thereto on the opposite side and at the bottom to form a large pocket compartment open at the top.

3. A multiple pocket structure consisting of a plurality of complementary portions overlying each other, the inner portion integrally connected with the middle portion at the bottom and stitched thereto at other points to form a top and a bottom pocket compartment, the outside portion integrally connected with the inner portion at one si de and stitched thereto onthe opposite side and having a portion turned t-hereover at the bottom and stitched thereto to form a pocket compartment substantially the size of one of the complementary portions.

In testimony whereof, I sign this speciiication.

DAVID TRAXLER. 

